Liberty Global Ltd.·4

Feb 18, 4:21 PM ET

FRIES MICHAEL T 4

4 · Liberty Global Ltd. · Filed Feb 18, 2026

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Liberty Global CEO Michael Fries Receives 320,148 RSU Award

What Happened
Michael T. Fries, President & CEO and a director of Liberty Global Ltd. (tickers LBTYA/LBTYB/LBTYK), was granted 320,148 restricted share units (RSUs) on February 13, 2026. The filing reports this as an award/derivative transaction (code A); no purchase price or cash value is listed (N/A). These RSUs were created after conversion of performance share units (PSUs) that were partly earned based on Liberty Global’s relative total shareholder return as of year-end 2025.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: 2026-02-13; Form 4 filed: 2026-02-18 (timely — filed within the two-business-day window).
  • Security: RSUs convertible into Class C common shares (each RSU equals one Class C common share) — price: N/A (derivative award).
  • Shares granted: 320,148 RSUs.
  • Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the filing.
  • Footnotes: (F2) These RSUs came from PSUs originally granted March 27, 2024; 50% of those PSUs were earned at year-end 2025 and converted into time-vesting RSUs. The remaining PSUs will be tested at year-end 2026. (F3) The RSUs vest in full on February 15, 2027, assuming continued employment.
  • Transaction code: A = Award/Grant (derivative). No tax withholding or 10b5-1 plan noted.

Context
This was an equity award/conversion event rather than an open-market purchase or sale; awards are typically part of executive compensation and do not by themselves signal a buy/sell decision. The award reflects partial vesting of PSUs tied to multi-year performance tests; half of the original PSUs were earned and converted to time-based RSUs after the 2025 performance test, with the remainder subject to the 2026 test.

Insider Transaction Report

Form 4
Period: 2026-02-13
FRIES MICHAEL T
DirectorPresident & CEO
Transactions
  • Award

    Restricted Share Units C

    [F1][F2][F3]
    2026-02-13+320,148320,148 total
    Class C Common Shares (320,148 underlying)
Footnotes (3)
  • [F1]Each Restricted Share Unit ("RSU") represents a right to receive one share of Issuer's Class C common shares.
  • [F2]The reporting person was granted Performance Share Units (PSUs) on March 27, 2024, which are earned upon satisfaction of performance conditions based on achievement of stock price hurdles over a three-year period from May 10, 2024, to December 31, 2026. The PSUs vest on February 15, 2027, assuming the performance conditions are met. Under their terms, the performance conditions are tested at year end 2025 and at year end 2026. As a result of the Issuer's performance against a relative total shareholder return as of year end 2025, 50% of these PSUs were earned against that performance condition and therefore converted into time-vesting RSUs. These RSUs will vest on February 15, 2027, assuming continued employment. The remaining PSUs will be tested at year end 2026 and if the performance conditions are met, will also vest on February 15, 2027.
  • [F3]The RSUs will vest in full on February 15, 2027.
Signature
/s/ Michael T. Fries|2026-02-18

Documents

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    wk-form4_1771449678.xmlPrimary

    FORM 4